Printer Protocol Interpreter MGL™
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1. 18 Packet Control Characters Table 3 Configuration Packet Synopsis Description Support Reference C c a m s p Print Control C is the identifier for this field Partial the other parameters are listed below Example C Contrast 699 to 699 Partial Uses default Contrast values are contrast no mapped to adjustments for Printronix values print and margin which will lead to sets print speed loss of precision to 6 ips a Print 450 to 450 Full Print Adjust Adjust on page 64 m Margin 99 to 99 Full Margin Adjust Adjust on page 65 S Speed 0 Auto not Partial Adjust supported maps to default ips 20 2 ips 25 2 5 ips not supported maps to 3 ips default 40 4 ips 60 6 ips 80 8 ips 100 210 ips 120212 ips p Printhead Always use 0 Ignored Width D s ss d Monetary Formatting D is the identifier for Partial this field the other parameters are listed below Example S Symbol 0 to 16 Not all Partial D 16 1 2 1 currency symbols E m are available in the Use Euro fonts supported symbol print ss Secondary 0 No secondary Full secondary sign Sign sign and use two 1 Print secondary decimals sign d Decimals OzNo digits Full 1 One digit 2 Two digits 3 Three digits Chapter 2 MPCL II Support Table 3 Configuration Packet Synopsis Description Support Reference E s1 s2 s3 Define Control Characters E is the i2. fr Orientation 0 to TBD Full 47 Chapter 2 MPCL II Support Check Digit Scheme Packet Table 8 Check Digit Scheme Support Synopsis Description Support Reference A a d m w al Example A 1 A R 1 0 5 P 65432 Adds check digit scheme number 1 to the printer s memory The modulus is 10 the maximum number of characters in the field is 5 The check digit is calculated by using the Sum of Products the string of digits used in the calculation is 65432 Check Digit Scheme Packet A is the packet identifier followed by the packet parameters Scheme ID 1 to 10 the scheme identifier used by the check digit option to select a scheme Action A Add Device F Flash R Volatile RAM Saving to flash is only done when the executable menu Save to Flash is selected Modulus Width Used to divide the sum of products or the sum of digits 0 to 2710 maximum number of characters the field will contain Algorithm D Sum of Digits P Sum of Products von Weights 0 to 2710 string of digits used for calculation A weight string is a group of two or more numbers that is applied to a field The number of digits in this string should equal the number in width parameter Full 48 Graphic Packet Graphic Packet Table 9 lists MPC
3. See Memory on page 63 22 Font Packet Font Packet Table 4 lists support for the MPCL II font packet This packet is used to upload True Type MPCL II configuration settings and for downloading fonts Table 4 Font Packet Support Synopsis Description Support Reference W a d I Font Packet W is the packet identifier followed by Partial See the packet parameters Fonts on page 61 Example Font ID 0 to 9999 Full W 0 M R a Action A Add Partial C Clear All Selects all fonts except in and uploads the ROM font size H Upload size information to information the host M Upload font memory usage d Device F Flash Partial R Volatile RAM Z All Devices for upload only 23 Chapter 2 MPCL II Support Verifier Configuration Packet Currently the verifier cannot be configured this packet will be ignored Table 5 Font Packet Support Synopsis Description Support V a d n I Verifier Configuration Packet V is the packet identifier Ignored followed by the packet parameters Format ID 0 to 999 Ignored a Action A Add Ignored d Device F Flash Ignored T Temporary n Name 0 to 8 characters to name Ignored the verifier packet D cmd Verifier Commands D is the field identifier Ignored cmd Verifier N A Ignored Commands 24 Description Support Network Console Packet Network Console
4. continued D n Example D 4 20 Defines a non printable text field field 4 with a maximum of 20 characters Text Appearance of text with barcodes Full Alignment Field alignment L Left C Center mono spaced only R Right mono spaced only B Midpoint E Endpoint Full fr Field Rotation O Top of field points to top of supply 1 Top of field points to left of supply 2 Top of field points to bottom of supply 3 top of field points to right of supply Non Printable Data Fields D is the field identifier followed by the field parameters Full Full n Field ID Number of Characters 0 to 999 0 to 2710 Full Full 34 Table 7 Format Packet Support Format Packet Char Description Support Reference C rc g f hm wm cl Constant Text Fields C is the field identifier Full a cr fr ss followed by the field parameters r Row See Text Field on Example page 27 C 30 10 0 1 1 1 B e Column L 0 0 MADE IN USA 0 g Gap Defines a constant f Font text field starting at hm Height row 30 column 10 Magnifier No additional intercharacter gap wm Width Standard font Magnifier without additional magnification d Color Printing is black on a Alignment white and left justified No field or cr Character character rotation Rotation and MADE IN USA is printed
5. check digits etc 2 Copy unformatted data Full 5 Define Data Entry Source Syntax R 5 c c Input Source Options H Host K Keypad N None R RFID Ignored 41 Chapter 2 MPCLII Support Table 7 Format Packet Support Char Description Support Reference HS D Option 6 Type Upload Field continued Data Syntax R 6 d d Device Options H Host The timing used to send the data back to the host is different because we send the data when we queue the pages or job to the engine Monarch sends this information after a page or job prints Ignored 20 Define Data Entry Prompt Syntax R 20 vo Prompt phrase 30 Pad Data Syntax R 30 Location Options L Pad data to the left of the field R Pad data to the right of the field Pad character 0 to 255 enclosed in double quotes 42 Ignored Full Table 7 Format Packet Support Format Packet Char Description Support Reference HS Option 31 Full See Type Calculate Check Option 31 continued Digit Check Syntax R 31 g s Digits on page 67 g Enter Q to generate the check digit S 1 to 10 check digit scheme 42 Full Price Field Syntax R 42 c c Enter 1 to print the price field as defined by the monetary format field from the configuration packet 43 Chapter 2 MPCLII S
6. only done when the executable menu Save to Flash is selected Full Partial u Unit of Length Measure E English M Metric G Graphic Dots Range depends on selected unit of measure Full Full W Width Range depends on selected unit of measure Full n Name 0 to 8 characters to name the format Full Table 7 Format Packet Support Format Packet Char Description Support Reference T w m r c g f hm Text Field T is the field identifier followed by Partial wm cl a cr fr ss the field parameters Field ID 1 to 999 unique Full Example numbers to T 2 10 V 250 50 0 identify the field 1 1 1 B C 0 0 0 w Width 0 to 2710 Full i maximum number Defines a text field of printed field 2 with a characters variable length up to 10 characters m Mode F Fixed Length Full The field begins at V Variable Length row 250 column 50 There is no r Row Range depends Full additional gap on unit of between measuret and l characters and the printhead density Standard font is c Column Range depends Full used without on unit of measure additional and printhead magnification The density printing is black on white and g Gap Number of dots Full centered No field between or character characters rotation is used The internal f Font 1 Standard Full See Fixed symbol set is used mono spaced Versus Variable 2 Reduced Full Data o
7. Full 1 A 0 0 0 1 01 mode 1 Offline 1 Display 0 12 Ignored Sets power up Language mode to online The display uses no batch separator uses slash zero and default symbol language must be choosen using the normal Printronix menu to select a set language sp Batch 0 No Full Separators 1 Yes 2 Long Batch separators will be added based on customer request SZ Slash Zero O Standard Zero Full 1 Slash Zero SS Symbol 0 24 Full Set Chapter 2 MPCL II Support Table 3 Configuration Packet Synopsis Description Support Reference B t r f p c s Supply Setup B is the identifier for this field Partial the other parameters are listed below Example t Type 0 Black Mark Full 1 B 0 1 0 0 0 01 1 Die Cut edge aperture default Uses black mark 2 Continuous supply with 3 Center Aperture e r Ribbon 0 No Ribbon Partial Continuous 1 Ribbon default Feed mode with 2 High Energy no adjustment Ribbon for print and cut position and We only support with skip index ribbon or no ribbon disabled there is no difference between ribbon and high energy ribbon f Feed Mode 0 Continuous Full 1 On Demand p Position 300 to 300 Full C Cut 300 to 30 Ignored Position The printers will always cut in the same position S Skip Index O Disable default Ignored 1 Enable To use skip index print across pages select this option using the Printronix menus available
8. Full on page 62 enclosed in double quotes Dream Bitmap Field B is the field identifier followed Full by the field parameters Example r Row Distance in dots B 39 56 H 3FFFF from the graphic FFO image s bottom margin to the Defines a bitmap bitmap line graphic line The C Column Distance in dots line begins 39 dots from the graphic from the bottom image s left edge and 56 dots from to the bitmap line the left edge of the graphic area Hex a Algorithm H Hex representation is Representation used R Run Length Encoding ge Data 0 to 2710 character string made up of hex or run length encoding Do not put spaces or other characters between the numbers 50 Table 9 Graphic Packet Support Graphic Packet Synopsis Description Support Reference N d c a Next Bitmap Field N is the field identifier Full followed by the field parameters Example d Direction Insert bitmap line B 39 56 H 3FFFF before or after the FFO current row N 0 1 H 000000E O Insert After 00000 1 Insert Before C Amount Amount of new Defines a next row adjustments in bitmap graphic dots Using 0 field beginning on overwrites the row 40 The row same line count increments by 1 Hex a Algorithm H Hex representation is Representation used R Run Length Encoding T Data 0 to 2710 Character string made up of hex or run length encoding Do not
9. MGL Setup gt fields 0 to 3 Decimal Places Slashed Zero Turn on slash zero printing Options Yes No MGL Setup gt Slashed Zero Powerup Mode Prompt Set Sets the power up mode behavior Defines the prompt for the keypad Printer Control gt Power Up state Not supported Flash Storage 10 Sets Flash Storage to disabled or enabled Not supported Main Menu gt Setup gt Flash Memory Table 1 Front Panel Menu Description Front Panel Menu Printronix Setting Format Flash Formats the flash memory Printer Control gt Optimize amp Reboot Unused Flash Displays the amount of unused flash Printer Control gt Flash Avail Pack Flash Optimizes the flash memory Printer Control gt Optimize amp Reboot Main Menu gt Bd Printronix Setup gt RFID P Setting Read Tag Executable menu to read tag RFID gt Read Tag Write Attempts Sets the number of retries to write a tag RFID gt Label Retry Signal Adjust RF Power Write Power Clear Data Print Config Protocol Signal strength Sets RF power Sets write power Clears tag data Executable menu to print RFID configuration settings Sets write format protocol RFID gt Custom Read Pwr RFID gt Read Power RFID gt Write Power Clear Tag Stat Configuration gt Print Config Tag Type Chapter 1 MGL SETUP Menu MGL SETUP Menu
10. Page 850 International Full 852 DOS Code Page 852 Latin 2 Full 855 DOS Code Page 855 Russian Full 30 Table 7 Format Packet Support Format Packet Char Description Support Reference T w m r c g f am ss Symbol Set 857 DOS Code Full wm cl a cr fr ss Page 857 IBM Turkish continued 860 DOS Code Full Page 860 MS DOS Portuguese 1250 Code Page Full 1250 Latin 2 1251 Code Page Full 1251 Cyrillic 1252 Code Page Full 1252 Latin 1 1253 Code Page Full 1253 Greek 1254 Code Page Full 1254 Turkish 1255 Code Page Full 1255 Hebrew 1256 Code Page Full 1256 Arabic 1257 Code Page Full 1257 Baltic 1258 Code Page Full 1258 Vietnamese 31 Chapter 2 MPCL II Support Table 7 Format Packet Support Char Description Support Reference B w m r c t d h t Barcode Field B is the field identifier followed Partial a fr by the field parameters Field ID 1 to 999 unique Full Example numbers to identify the field B 3 12 V 150 40 1 w Width 0 to 2710 Full 2 80 7 L 0 maximum number d of characters Defines a bar code field field 3 with m Mode F Fixed Length Full 12 characters of V Variable Length variable length starting at row 150 r Row Range depends Full column 40 A on unit of measure UPCA bar code and printhead with a density of 2 density an
11. The sequence 7 or 07 or 007 will be replaced with the BEL character Use this method to insert function codes or extended characters 56 3 Immediate Commands Immediate commands only work if the immediate command character is set using the Define Control Characters field of the configuration packet In Table 11 the immedate command character is set to Setting this command character installs the preparser that handles the immediate commands Table 11 lists MPCL II immediate command support Table 11 Immediate Command Support Command Description Support ACA Cancels all batches in the queue Full ACB Cancels the current batch Partial ADD Disables the MPCL data escape character Full and inhibits MPCL from acting on any data escape sequence from the host ADCd Sets the MPCL data escape character to Full the ASCII value given by the d parameter The value can be any ASCII character AEA Aborts an error condition Full AER Resets the error Full AFD Feeds a label when the printer is idle Full AFF 1 Formats Flash Memory Ignored AFF2 Returns the amount in bytes of available Full flash memory AGD Disables conversion of formats designed Ignored in 203 dpi density dot units to 300 dpi density AGE Enables the conversion of formats Ignored designed in 203 dpi dot units not English or Metric to 300 dpi AID Disables the Immediate Command feature Full by turning off t
12. U update only fields and reimages all fields that get new data using the online data Other fields remain One label is printed the same with this batch q Quantity 0 to 32000 52 Table 10 Batch Packet Support Batch Packet Synopsis Description Support E f s cc p ct ci vm cd Batch Control Field E is the field identifier followed Partial by the field parameters Example f Feed Mode 0 Continues Full E 0 1 4 2 1 4 1 2 EE S Separator OzNo Separator Full Defines a batch control 1 Single Length field Continuous feed Seperator mode is used anda 2 Double Length separator prints Separator between batches Four tags have the same C Copies 0 to 999 number of Full image with two labels with the same identical parts on one image tag The knife cuts after every four tags A p Parts 0 to 5 number of Ignored verifier is enabled and identical parts on one the printer detects label when the UO or data cables are This option will only disconnected be added based on customer request 53 Chapter 2 MPCLII Support Table 10 Batch Packet Support Synopsis Description Support E f s cc p ct ci vm cd ct Cut Type 0 Does not cut default continued 1 Cuts before during and after the last tag printed tags left between the printhead and knife 2 Cuts in strips not each tag printed tags left between the printhead and knife 3 Cuts before during
13. and after the last tag no printed tags left between between printhead and knife 4 Does not cut before the first tag cuts each tag and after the last tag printed tags left between the printhead and knife 5 Cuts in strips not each tag no printed tags left between the printhead and knife Full ci Cut Interval 0 to 32000 number of labels to print before cutting Multiple quantity vm Verifier Mode 0 Disable 1 Enable Full Ignored cd Cable Detect 0 Off 1 I O Cable Detect 2 1 0 and Data Detect Ignored 54 Default Parameter Settings Table 10 Batch Packet Support Synopsis Description Support Batch Data Field provides data for selected field Full Field ID 1 to 999 identifies the Example field in which the data 1 Size 12 should be inserted P MP 5 Data 0 to 2710 characters Size 12 prints in field The data to appear in m the field C Continuation Data Field C is the identifier for this Full field Example Data The data to be Full 3 Blue appended to the C my favorite color currently selected field Blue my favorite color prints in field 3 Packet Description MPCL II fields and their parameters are enclosed in packets A packet is defined as parameters between the start of header and the end of header The packet type is determined by the first letter following the start
14. be defined immediately after the field to which they apply Ignored Partial Option 1 Type Fixed Data Syntax R 1 l 0 to 2710 characters to insert Some characters have special meaning See the Monarch manual for details Full See Options on page 67 39 Chapter 2 MPCLII Support Table 7 Format Packet Support Char Description Support Reference HS D Option 2 Type Data Type continued Restrictions Syntax R 2 t t Restriction Type Options 1 Numeric only 0 9 2 Letters only A Z a z 3 Symbols only printable characters other than letters or numbers 4 Letters and numbers only 5 Numbers and symbols only 6 Letters and symbols only Full 3 Data Entry Templates Syntax R 3 c c Data Types Template enclosed in double quotes 40 Ignored Char Table 7 Format Packet Support Description Support Format Packet Reference DH continued Option Type 4 Copy Data Syntax R 4 S c d m 0 to 999 field number from which the data is copied S 1 to 2710 left index of the first character to be copied from the source field 1 to 2710 number of characters to copy d 1 to 2710 left index of the destination where data should be copied m Copy Method Options 1 Copy field as is including price symbols
15. lines this value must match the row parameter For vector type it is the angle of line Options 0 90 180 or 270 Length End Col Thickness For segment type it is the column location of the end point measured from the left edge of print area The ranges are the same as the ranges for column For vertical lines this value must match the column parameter For vector type it is the length of the line in selected units The desired line thickness 1 to 99 measured in dots m Pattern Not used always enter Full 37 Chapter 2 Char MPCL II Support Table 7 Format Packet Support Description Support Reference Q r c er ec t Example Q 240 30 270 150 3 Defines a box field starting at row 240 column 30 It ends at row 270 column 150 and has a thickness of 3 dots Box Fields Q is the field identifier followed by the field parameters r Row Distance from the bottom of the print area to the lower left corner of the box Value range depends on the unit of measure and printhead density er Column End Row Distance from the left edge of the print area to the lower left corner of the box Value range depends on unit of measure and printhead density Distance from the bottom of the print area to the upper right corner of the box Value range depends on the unit of measure and print
16. several of these plot field lines The graphic package is also used to design overlays called compliance labels by Monarch Constant fields used in format packets lines boxes and constant text field define the image Do not use bitmap fields in compliance labels or an error will generate Monarch printers support several devices to store an image MGL will only support RAM temporary and Flash devices 5 Memory And Print Area Memory Monarch printers reserve memory for fonts formats images host receive buffer host transmit buffer and vector fonts This memory can be reserved in RAM or in Flash MGL does not support this memory allocation scheme due to differences in memory management MGL does allow downloading of fonts and images to these memory devices until the memory is full The only exception is the receive buffer MGL ensures that the printers are capable of receiving this amount of data The maximum value for the receive buffer is 128K the default is 64K This buffer can only be reserved in RAM Print Area Monarch does not use the same orientation as Printronix printers The origin of the physical print area PPA is located at the bottom left corner of the label In default rotation text fields are readable as they exit the printer The dimension of the PPA depends on the density and width of the printer Fields are offset from the origin using a row and column parameter Direction Feed Feed
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18. Control gt NOTE To emulate Skip Index On set Gap Page Clip Windowing to Enable and Page Clip to Sensor Setup gt Disabled Gap Windowing Knife Ctrl Sets the Knife Control parameter Not supported Chapter 1 Error Action Printer Configuration Table 1 Front Panel Menu Sets the action taken when there is a verifier error or RFID tag error Use the standard Printronix error handling Main Menu gt Setup gt Description iss nix Supply gt etting Positioning Print Pos Adjusts the print position 450 to 450 MGL Setup gt Print Pos Supply Pos Adjusts the supply position 300 to 300 Media Control gt TOF Adjust Margin Pos Adjusts the margin position 99 to 99 MGL Setup gt Margin Pos Cut Position Adjusts the cut position 300 to 300 Media Control gt Tear Off Adjust Dispense Adjusts the dispense position 50 to 200 Media Control gt Position Tear Off Adjust Backfeed Adjusts the backfeed distance 10 to 200 Media Control gt Distance Tear Off Adjust Main Menu gt x 3 Printronix Setup Description Setting Defaults Monetary Sign Sets the monetary sign price fields Support MGL Setup gt depends on the availability of the sign in the fonts Monetary Sign used Secondary Sets the secondary sign price fields Support MGL Setup gt Signs depends on the availability of the sign in the fonts Secondary Sign used Decimal Places Sets the default number of decimal places price
19. Direction KH WW Origin 0 0 m olumn 63 Chapter 5 Print Area The format packet is used to design the layout of a format The format contains parameters to set the logical print area LPA The LPA may not exceed the dimensions of the PPA otherwise an error will generate The column origin of the LPA will be offset from the center of the PPA The row origin will not change due to the LPA definition PPA PPA LPA LPA Margin Ww W W 2 lext i Row gt Wp Column Print Adjust The print adjust setting is used to move the row origin as shown below PPA LPA Text Row Print Adjust Column 64 Margin Adjust Margin Adjust The margin adjust setting is used to move the origin of the column not the margin of the LPA This difference is apparent when the clipping window is described see page 65 PPA LPA Text Row Es Column Margin Adjust Clip Window MPCL II uses a strict layout policy If one field draws outside the clip window an error generates and the printer will not print the label unless the error has been acknowledged by pressing any of the three control buttons This does not depend on the origin of the field If any part of a field falls outside the clip window an error will generate When the error is acknowledged using the enter or cancel button the format will still print The areas of a field that fall ou
20. L II graphic packet support Once defined a graphic can be used in a format using the graphic field Table 9 Graphic Packet Support Synopsis Description Support Reference G a d u r c m Graphic Packet G is the packet identifier Partial See l followed by the packet parameters The Images represents one or more fields to define the on page 62 Example grapic G 99 A R G 0 0 0 99Wire Graphic 1 to 999 unique Full number to identify Adds a graphic the graphic EES a Action A Add Full number 99 to volatile RAM The d Device F Flash Partial graphic uses dot N Non Volatile measurement The RAM image will be R Volatile RAM placed T Temporary according to the Storage row and column parameters in the N will be saved to graphic field The flash when the imaging mode is 0 device is set to N and the image is Saving to flash is called 99 Wire only done when the executable menu Save to Flash is selected u Unit of G Graphic Dots Full Measure is the only valid option for Graphics r Row Distance between Full the bottom of the graphic image area and the first bitmap line C Column Distance between Full the left edge of the graphic image area and the left edge of the first bitmap line 49 Chapter 2 MPCL II Support Table 9 Graphic Packet Support Synopsis Description Support Reference m Mode Enter 0 Full See E Images Name 0 to 8 characters
21. MGL SETUP Active Print Pos Margin Pos Vert DPI Adjust Monetary Sign Secondary Sign Yes No 0 4 50 to 450 0 99 to 99 0 100 to 100 None USA UK Japan Germany France Spain Italy Sweden Finland Austria India Russia Korea Thailand China Euro Dollar No Yes Places Decimal Slash Zero Repeat Batch Preparsing Data Save to Flash Packet 2 0to 3 12 No Yes Executable Menu Disable Enable Executable Menu Ignore Enable Configuration Notes Default For SL4M T4M printers the MGL Setup menu is available only when you enable Admin User in the PRINTER SETUP menu Available for SL4M T4M printers only MGL SETUP Submenus MGL SETUP Submenus Active Indicates if the MGL parser will process all incoming data or that all data will be passed to the bottom emulation e Yes default MGL is active process MPCL II packets e No MGL is inactive data is processed by bottom emulation Print Pos Changes the vertical row offset for all subsequent jobs See Print Adjust on page 64 e Odots default e 450 to 450 dots Margin Pos Changes the horizontal column offset for all subsequent jobs Margin Adjust on page 65 e Odots default e 99 to 99 dots Vert DPI Adjus
22. Packet This packet is ignored Use the Printronix procedures to configure the network settings See your User s Manual for network setup Table 6 Network Console Packet Support Synopsis N n a d n l Network Console Packet N is the packet identifier followed Ignored by the packet parameters Example N 1 A T NC1 n ID 0 to 999 Ignored C init i Number identifies the C exit l network console packet a Action A Add Ignored d Device T Network Card Ignored n Name 0 to 8 characters to name Ignored the console packet C cmd Command Field C is the field identifier Ignored Example cmd Console N A Ignored Commands C init 25 Chapter 2 Char MPCL II Support Format Packet Table 7 Format Packet Support Description Support Table 7 lists support for MPCL II Format packet This packet defines the layout of a format Reference F a d u w n Example F 1 A R E 300 200 TEXTILES 26 Format Packet F is the packet identifier followed by the packet parameters The following the first field separator denotes one or more format fields Partial Format ID 0 to 999 to identify the format Full a Action d Device A Add C Clear H Upload F Flash N Non volatile RAM R Volatile RAM N will be saved to flash when the device is set to N Saving to flash is
23. Printer Protocol Interpreter MGL Programmer s Reference Manual for MGL a Monarch MGL Printer Protocol Interpreter Thermal Series Printers Printer Protocol Interpreter MGL Programmer s Reference Manual for MGL a Monarch MGL Printer Protocol Interpreter Thermal Series Printers Trademark Acknowledgments Monarch is a registered trademark of Paxar Corporation MPL SL4M T4M SL5000r T5000r and SL T5R Energy Star are trademarks of Printronix Inc Printronix and PSA are registered trademarks of Printronix Inc COPYRIGHT 2009 2010 PRINTRONIX INC All rights reserved Table of Contents 1 oricero teile oc 7 About This Manual 7 Printer Cornfig ratiort oce tet e e ER engaged 8 Front Panel Men 8 MGE SEHR Menu nitanna ans ii Ree d ene dE 12 MGL SETUP Gubmenus sssssnseseeenesseerrtesertrr rert trt raten nnnrenn nenene 13 Le TEE 13 EPO ritenere sleet Abn ome ebe ege 13 Margin ie 13 Vert DPI Adjust iain pce nue ete 13 Monetary Signa nia et debeo ee Ge ae oe 13 Eelere EE 13 Decimal Places A 14 Slash Zero Ee 14 Repeat Batch acc escono e oss 14 Preparsing RE etel eg e eere trends 14 Save tO Flas EE 14 Configuration Packet sseeeeseeesresriresrresrserrrsrrrssrrrsrrersre 14 2 Supported Commande 15 MSC SuUppOTrt ett ttt Lo eoe td ee ete EE eret dn 15 Packet Control Characters sse 15 elle EE 23 Verifier Configuration Packet A 24 Network Console Packet nenene 25 Format P
24. acket eei tee tbe order ee eae Ee 26 Check Digit Scheme PDacket 48 Graphic Packet unn tete Pn eR PU nie 49 Batch Packet vies ei uh met etd te bat eec edet tees 52 Packet Description eese nnne nnns 55 Default Parameter Settings ssssssssseseeese 55 Fixed Versus Variable Data 55 Binary Data innt o n ia en AART 56 3 Immediate Commande 57 Table of Contents 4 Fonts And Images eege eege 61 POMS n ci beats clc ct basset testa eens aa ected dieci atate aie reta e n ede 61 Downloaded FONS tci e C e ne e tete dtes 62 Images tue uU UT Mee 62 5 Memory And Print Area 63 Memor ict REESE SEENEN 63 e Uu 63 ei Vlugt 64 Margin fe TUE 65 Clip WIDOW n docete iR Eege RR Eee 65 6 Options And Status Protocols 67 Options o mca tut Lm SD ELM t 67 Option 31 Check Digits esssssseseeeee 67 el Lee 67 Inquiry Heouest enn aoaaa a a RE E A ENRE 67 Preparser Conslderattons nen 68 A Contact Information esses 69 Printronix Customer Support Center 69 Printronix Supplies Department 69 Gorporate Offices tme ret e ktm i f Her Eas 70 1 Introduction About This Manual This manual explains the differences between the Printer Protocol Interpreter Monarch Graphic Language MGL Utility and the Monarch Printer Control Language II MPLC II If you have a SL5000r T5000r printer use this manua
25. ats the last received batch If no batch is received after power up no action is taken Preparsing Data When the preparser is enabled the host data will be scanned for the lt ENQ gt character to send status information back to the host For more information see Inquiry Request on page 67 Save to Flash Restricts writes to flash forms CD schemes and graphics These objects are not automatically saved to flash This executable menu saves these objects to flash when its device is set to flash or NVM RAM Configuration Packet Allows the printer to enable or ignore printer configuration settings changed by the host When set to Enable the configuration packets will be accepted When set to Ignore the configuration packet will be ignored 2 Supported Commands MPCL II Support This chapter summarizes the MPCL II packet fields and the parameters that MGL supports Packet Control Characters Table 2 Packet Control Characters Character Description Support Reference Start of Header when received the MGL Full parser switches into Packet Parse mode End of Header when received and MGL is in Full Packet Parse mode the MGL parser will switch out of Packet Parse mode Field Separator marks the end of a field in Full Packet Parse mode Param Separator separates the field Full parameters in Packet Parse mode ui Quoted String in Packet Parse mode Full See Fixed characters betw
26. d monospaced Triumvirate Bold 4 OCRA monospaced OCRA 5 HR1 monospaced OCRB 6 HR2 monospaced OCRB 10 CG Triumvirate Bold proportional Triumvirate 11 CG Triumvirate 6 pt proportional Triumvirate 15 CG Triumvirate 7 pt proportional Triumvirate 16 CG Triumvirate 9 pt proportional Triumvirate 17 CG Triumvirate 11 pt proportional Triumvirate 18 CG Triumvirate 15 pt proportional Triumvirate 50 EFF Swiss Bold scalable Triumvirate 70 Paxar 15 pt proportional icon glyphs Not Supported 71 Paxar 18 pt proportinoal icon glyphs Not Supported 72 NAFTA 15 pt proportional icon glyphs Not Supported 73 NAFTA 18 pt proportional icon glyphs Not Supported 61 Chapter 4 Images Images Downloaded Fonts MPCL II supports downloading of true type fonts Special tools support the user in managing printer downloaded fonts IMPORTANT 62 Images are created using the graphic packet This packet does not define the dimensions of the image it only provides information for a graphic ID to identify an image the origin of the image on the page and where to store it MPCL II only supports one custom bitmap image format which MGL fully supports The bitmap image data is either sent in ASCII hex format or by using run length encoding These bitmap fields contain information such as where a line of dots should be plotted using a starting row and column and the plot data in a selected format An image is created using
27. d a height of 80 C Column Range depends Full is used The check on unit of measure digit and number and printhead system are shown density at the bottom The bar code is left t Type 1 UPCA Full aligned without any field rotation 2 UPCE Full 3 Interleaved Full 2 of 5 4 Code 39 Full no check digit 5 Codabar Full 6 EAN8 Full 7 EAN13 Full 8 Code 128 Full 9 MSI Full The data length is limited to 14 Monarch allows more 10 UPCA 2 Full 11 UPCA 5 Full 12 UPCE 2 Full 32 Table 7 Format Packet Support Format Packet Char Description Support Reference B w m r c t d h t Type 13 UPCE 5 Full a fr 14 EAN8 2 Full continued 15 EANS 5 Full 16 EAN13 2 Full 17 EAN13 5 Full 22 POSTNET Full 23 Code 93 Full 31 Code 16K Ignored This barcode is not supported 32 PDF417 Full 33 Maxi Code Full 35 Data Matrix Full ECC 200 36 Quick Full Response 40 Code 39 MOD Full 43 check digit 41 UPCA amp Price Full CD 44 EAN13 amp Price Full CD 50 Interleaved 2 of Full 5 with Barrier Bar Density Bar code density Partial Valid value depends on the selected barcode Height Bar code height Full Valid value depends on selected unit of measure and installed printhead 33 Chapter 2 Char MPCL II Support Table 7 Format Packet Support Description Support Reference B w m 1 C t d h t a fr
28. dentifier Full for this field the other parameters are listed below Example LE 123 044 s1 Define A quoted string with Full 034 124 125 Control up to three decimal elt Characters values between 0 and 255 that defines Set as start of the packet control header as chacters and param separator optional immediate as quoted command string marker characters These as field become active for separator and the next package end of header s2 Status A quoted string with Full Disable the Terminator up to three decimal status terminator values between 0 and job upload and 255 An empty terminator string disables sending this terminator sequence s3 Job A quoted string with Full request up to three decimal andupload values between 0 terminator and 255 An empty string disables sending this terminator sequence 20 Table 3 Configuration Packet Packet Control Characters Synopsis Description Support Reference F b w s p f Communication Settings F is the identifier for Full this field the other parameters are listed below Example b Baud Rate 0 1200 Full I F 3 1 0 0 11 Te 2 4800 Uses 9600 baud 3 9600 default an 8 bit word 4 19200 length one stop 5 38400 bit no parity and 6 57600 DTR mode 7 115200 w Word 0 7 bit word length Full Length 1 8 bit word length default S Stop Bits 0 1 stop bit default Full 122 sto
29. een the double quotes are Versus parsed as a quoted string These strings are Variable used to specify data for alpha or barcode fields Data on but can also be used for other parameters page 55 Escape Character enters non printable data Full such as control characters and extended characters in quoted strings Chapter 2 MPCL II Support Table 3 Configuration Packet Synopsis Description Support Reference l Configuration Packet Partial is a packet identifier Example denotes one or more optional fields and their 1 0 A M E parameters A 0 0 0 1 0 The synopsis of these entries will be terminated B 0 1 0 0 0 0 I with the field separator a d u Configuration Packet Parameters optional Partial ID 0 TBD Full Example a Action A add Full 1 0 A M El configuration U upload user Adds a config to configuration memory using English units d Device M memory Partial N non volatile RAM R volatile ram N will be saved to flash when the device is set to N Saving to flash is only done when the executable menu Save to Flash is selected u Units E English Full M metric G dots 16 Packet Control Characters Table 3 Configuration Packet Synopsis Description Support Reference A p l sp sz ss System Setup Field A is the identifier for this Partial field the other parameters are listed below Example p Power up 0 Online default
30. fr Field The internal Rotation symbol set is used ud Fixed Data Fixed characters to appear in the field Maximum 2710 characters SS Symbol Set See Text Field on page 27 35 Chapter 2 Char MPCL II Support Table 7 Format Packet Support Description Support Reference m L t r c a l w Example L S 110 30 110 15 0 10 Defines a Horizontal line field as a segment starting at row 110 column 30 and ending at row 110 column 150 The line thickness is 10 dots the field parameters Line Fields L is the field identifier followed by t Type Type of line Only vertical and horizontal lines are supported Options S Segment Choose starting point and ending point V Vector Choose starting point angle and length r Row C Column Distance from bottom of print area to the starting point Value range depends on unit of measure and printhead density Distance from left edge of the print area to line origin Value range depends on unit of measure and printhead density Full 36 Char Table 7 Format Packet Support Description Support Format Packet Reference m L t r c a w continued Angle End Row For segment type itis the row location of end point Measured from the bottom of the print area Ranges are the same as the row ranges For horizontal
31. he Immediate Command escape character 57 Chapter 58 3 Command Table 11 Immediate Command Support Description Support Cd Sets the Immediate Command escape character to ASCII values given by the d parameter This value can be any ASCII character Full MC AMD Returns the customer ID or RPQ version to the host 00 to 99 Returns the printhead dot density to the host 00 203 dpi 01 300 dpi Full Full AMI Returns the customer ID or RPQ revision level to the the host 00 to 99 Full AMM Returns the model number to the host 11 M9408 16 M9850 17 9825 18 9855 19 9860 Full AMP AMR Returns the prototype number to the host 00 to 99 Returns the revision number to the host 00 to 99 Full Full AMV APR Returns the version number to the host 00 to 99 Resets the printer This command takes five seconds to complete and then the printer is ready to receive data It is the same as powering the printer off then on again NOTE The command should be used only when the printer is not printing data Full Full ARB Repeats the last printed batch printing the same number of labels as specified in the original batch NOTE The printer ignores this command if printing or processing data Full ARS Resynchronizes supply when the supply roll is changed NOTE The printer ignores this c
32. head density ec End Column Distance from the left edge of the print area to the upper right corner of the box Value range depends on the unit of measure and printhead density m Thickness Pattern The desired line thickness 1 to 99 measured in dots Not used always enter Full 38 Char Table 7 Format Packet Support Description Format Packet Support Reference V X w t Example X 5 24 0 Defines an RFID Data Field field 5 with exactly 24 ASCII Hex characters for a 96 bit RFID tag H Example R 1 MONARCH MONARCH appears as fixed data in the field immediately defined before this option Verifier Fields V is the field identifier followed by the field parameters Verifier 1 to 999 to identifiy Config ID verifier configuration packet RFID Fields V is the field identifier followed by the field parameters Field ID 1 to 999 Unique numbers to identify the field Range depends on the tag type used w Number of Characters Ignored Ignored t Data Type Options 0 ASCII Hex default ASCII representation of Hex 1 ASCII 2 ASCII Binary ASCII representation of binary 3 Hex Format Options R is the field identifier followed by the option type identifier Depending on the option type denotes one or more option parameters Options must
33. l with your SL5000r T5000r User s Manual for complete printer protocol operation If you have a SL4M T4M printer use this manual with your SL4M T4M User s Manual Chapter 1 Printer Configuration Printer Configuration The printer has two ways of configuring operational parameters e use the LCD menu settings e use the host supplied configuration packet The configuration packet modifies the current configuration values as if the user manually changed them on the front panel However the changes will not be saved to NOVRAM It is the user s responsibility to save the appropriate configuration and the power up configuration Front Panel Menu Table 1 shows the menu structure of the Monarch 98xx printer series and the Printronix MGL equivalent if applicable Table 1 Front Panel Menu Batch Entry Repeat Batch Enters batch data during batch processing Repeats the last batch Main Menu gt Printronix Description Setting Cancel All Cancels all host data Use the standard cancel option Print Mode Puts the printer online Use the standard method to go online Not supported MGL Setup gt Repeat Batch Batch Options Enters batch options for batch processing Not supported Setup Enters the Setup submenu See Main Menu gt Setup below Scripts Enters the Scripts submenu Not supported Diagnostics Enters the Diagnostics submenu Password is Not supported requi
34. lled options e interface and host type if applicable to the problem e Configuration printout Thermal Printer See Printing A Configuration in the Quick Setup Guide Line Matrix Printer Press PRT CONFIG on the control panel then press Enter e sthe problem with a new install or an existing printer e Description of the problem be specific e Good and bad samples that clearly show the problem faxing of these samples may be required Americas 714 368 2686 Europe Middle East and Africa 31 24 6489 410 Asia Pacific 65 6548 4114 China 86 800 999 6836 http www printronix com support aspx Printronix Supplies Department Contact the Printronix Supplies Department for genuine Printronix supplies Americas 800 733 1900 Europe Middle East and Africa 33 0 1 46 25 19 07 Asia Pacific 65 6548 4116 or 65 6548 4182 China 86 400 886 5598 http www printronix com supplies parts aspx 69 Appendix A _ Corporate Offices Corporate Offices 70 Printronix Inc 14600 Myford Road P O Box 19559 Irvine CA 92623 9559 Phone 714 368 2300 Fax 714 368 2600 Printronix Inc Nederland BV P O Box 163 Nieuweweg 283 NL 6600 Ad Wijchen The Netherlands Phone 31 24 6489489 Fax 31 24 6489499 Printronix Schweiz GmbH 42 Changi South Street 1 Changi South Industrial Estate Singapore 486763 Phone 65 6542 0110 Fax 65 6546 1588 Printronix Commercial Shanghai Co Ltd 2
35. n mono spaced page 55 3 Bold Full mono spaced 4 OCRA Full mono spaced 5 HR1 Full mono spaced 6 HR2 Full mono spaced 10 CG Full Triumvirate Bold proportional 11 CG Triumvirate Full 6 pt proportional 27 Chapter 2 Char MPCL II Support Table 7 Format Packet Support Description Support Reference T w m rc g f hm wm cl a cr fr ss continued Font 15 CG Triumvirate 7 pt proportional Full 16 CG Triumvirate 9 pt proportional 17 CG Triumvirate 11 pt proportional Full Full 18 CG Triumvirate 15 pt proportional Full 50 EFF Swiss Bold scalable Full 70 Paxar 15 pt proportional 71 Paxar 18 pt proportional Ignored Ignored 72 NAFTA 15 pt proportional 73 NAFTA 18 pt proportional Ignored Ignored See Fixed Versus Variable Data on page 55 hm Height Magni fication 1 to 7 or 4 to 255 for scalable downloaded truetype fonts Full wm cl Width Magni fication Color 1 to 7 or 4 to 255 for scalable downloaded truetype fonts B DIRIW or O for standard printer fonts AIN BIO DIW EIR or FIT for scalable fonts Full Full 28 Format Packet Table 7 Format Packet Support Char Description Support Reference T w m rc g f hm a Alignment L Left Full wm cl a cr fr ss C Center mono spaced only con
36. of header Packets can have several fields separated by the field separator These fields can have several parameters separated by the parameter separator Some parameters are optional If a field has five optional parameters and the user only wants to use the fifth parameter the user must supply all parameters but leave the unused parameters empty For example I A 151 All white space is ignored when parsing packet data except when data is within double quotes Default Parameter Settings If parameters are omitted MPCL II will provide default values for these parameters MGL will also provide the same default values Fixed Versus Variable Data When a fixed variable field specifies that 20 characters are expected but less than 20 characters are provided an error is generated This is not true for variable text fields When more than the expected data is provided both cases generate an error 55 Chapter 2 Packet Description Binary Data Binary data is entered using the escape character inside a double quoted string Non digits immediately following the character is always inserted in the data E g to insert a double quote character use in this case it will not be seen as a quoted string end marker When followed by one to three digits binary data will be parsed as a decimal ASCII code The value of the code may not exceed 255 E g if 662 is sent the sequence will be ignored
37. ommand if printing data Ignored Table 11 Immediate Command Support Command Description Support ASD Disables the status polling feature by Full turning off the status polling control character ASCd Sets the status polling control character to Full the ASCII value given by the d parameter The value of d can be any ASCII character ASFa Loads script with host response Ignored ASFb Loads script without host response Ignored SFc Enables script Ignored SFd Disables script Ignored ASFe Uploads script version information Ignored SFf Deletes script Ignored SFg Turns on ENQ status polling before it Ignored reaches the script SFh Turns off ENQ status polling before it Ignored reaches the script 9825 985x 9860 SFi Turns on immediate commands beore it Ignored reaches the script SFj Turns off immediate commands before it Ignored reaches the script TP Prints a test label set Ignored NOTE Printer ignores this command if printing or processing data 59 Chapter 3 60 4 Fonts And Images Fonts Standard MGL uses scalable fonts to replace resident fonts To emulate fixed pitch fonts MGL prints scalable fonts in fixed pitch mode Some of the proprietary fonts are not supported Table 12 Font Substitution Table ID Description ee 1 Standard monospaced Courier 2 Reduced monospaced Gothic 3 Bol
38. p bits p Parity 0 None default Full 1 ODD parity 2 EVEN parity f Flow OzNone Full Control 1 DTR default 2 CTS 3 XON XOFF G a p d Backfeed Control G is the identifier for this Ignored field the other parameters are listed below Example Select Backfeed Control using options available 1 G 0 0 01 on the printer a Action O disable backfeed Ignored default 1 enable backfeed 2 enable extended backfeed p Dispense Adjusts the stopping Ignored Position point of the label 50 to 200 dots default is 65 dots d Backfeed Amount to move Ignored Distance label backwards 10 to 200 dots default is 65 dots 21 Chapter 2 Synopsis MPCL II Support Table 3 Configuration Packet Description Support Reference M b d s Example I M 1 R 1530 I Stores the image buffer in volatile RAM and allocates 153K for it Memory Configuration M is the identifier for this field the other parameters are listed below Partial b Buffer D Downloadable fonts F Format l Image R Receive T Transmit V Scalable Fonts Memory allocation for this section is not available Use the flash available Partial Device N Non volatile RAM R Volatile RAM F Flash N will be saved to flash when the device is set to N Saving to flash is only done when the executable menu Save to Flash is selected Partial Size Buffer size in 1 10K ranges Full
39. put spaces or any other character between the numbers D d a c Duplicate Bitmap Field D is the field identifier Full followed by the field parameters Example 3 i B 117 24 H d Direction Inserts duplicate O3FFFFFFFFFFF before or after the FFFFFFFFC current row D 0 1 2 0 Insert After Defines a duplicate 1 Insert Before field that is imaged 5 Amount 0 to 999 after the bitmap Amount of row line This field adjustments in duplicates the dots Using 0 preceding bitmap overwrites the line twice at row same line c 118 and 119 times C Count Number of times to duplicate the line 51 Chapter 2 MPCLII Support Table 9 Graphic Packet Support Synopsis Description Support Reference Compliance Graphic Packet You can use Full constant text line or box fields in a graphic packet to create a compliance label overlay See page 26 for more information Batch Packet Table 10 lists MPCL II batch packet support Use this packet to print one or more copies of a format and to supply data for that format Table 10 Batch Packet Support Synopsis Description Support B i q I Batch Packet B is the packet identifier followed by Full zl the packet parameters The represents one or more optional fields to control the batch Example Format ID Format number to B 1 N 11 PE C Imaging N New reimage all Defines a batch header fields that uses format 1
40. red Main Menu gt n Printronix Setup 2 Description Setting Supply Enters the Supply submenu See page 9 Contrast Sets LCD contrast SL4M T4M printer Printer Setup Disp Intensity Table 1 Front Panel Menu Front Panel Menu Defaults Enters the Defaults submenu See Main Menu Setup gt Defaults on page 10 Network Enters the Network submenu Use the standard menus to set up network Port Settings Enters the Port Settings submenu Use the standard menus to set up communication ports Flash Memory Enters the Flash Memory submenu See Main Menu gt Setup gt Flash Memory on page 11 Verifier Enters the Verifier submenu Not supported RFID Enters the RFID submenu See Main Menu gt Setup gt RFID on page 11 Main Menu gt Printroni Description rintronix E Setup Setting Supply Supply Type Sets the media supply type Media Control gt Media Handling Ribbon Sets the ribbon type used Media Control gt Print Mode Speed Sets the printer speed Media Control gt Print Speed Feed Mode Sets the Feed mode either continuous or Media Control gt on demand Media Handling Backfeed Sets backfeed to either Off On or Extended Positioning Enters the Positioning submenu See Main Menu gt Setup gt Supply gt Positioning on page 10 Separators Sets separators either to No Yes or Long MGL Setup gt Separators Skip Index Sets Skip Index to either No or Yes Media
41. t NOTE Applies to SLAM TAM printers only Adjusts the vertical print position and the height and length of page elements such as lines and boxes This setting does not affect images font size or barcode densities Monetary Sign Selects the default sign used by price fields All options found in the Monarch printers are available However setting support depends on the availability of the selected monetary sign in the selected font If the sign is not available then the dash character will print e USA default e Options None USA UK Japan Germany France Spain Italy Sweden Finland Austria India Russia Korea Thailand China Euro Dollar Secondary Sign Determines if the secondary sign is printed with price fields e No default No secondary sign is printed with price fields e Yes Secondary sign is printed with text fields if applicable Chapter 14 1 MGL SETUP Menu Decimal Places Determines the number of decimal places printed with price fields NOTE The host supplied data must take this setting into account when providing data for a price field Example 1 Decimal places is 0 host sends 3000 then output is 3000 Example 2 Decimal places is 2 host sends 3000 then output is 30 00 e 2 default e Oto3 Slash Zero Determines how the number 0 will print e No default Zero prints without a slash e Yes Zero prints with a slash Repeat Batch This executable menu repe
42. the data stream lt ENQ gt is defined using the define control character field of the configuration packet 0x05 is the default setting If lt ENQ gt is found a three byte response will be sent to the host The first byte will be the defined lt ENQ gt character Table 13 on page 68 describes the bits of the second status byte 67 Chapter 6 Preparser Considerations Table 13 Second Status Byte Preparser Considerations Bit Description Support 0 Online Full 1 Active Full 2 Busy Full 3 Online Data Error Full 4 Operator Correctable Error Full 5 Hardware Failure Full 6 Always ON Full 7 Always OFF Full Table 14 describes the bits of the third status byte Table 14 Third Status Byte Bit Description Support 0 Online Error Full 1 Stock Error Full 2 Ribbon Error Full 3 Waiting to Dispense Label Full 4 Format Error Full 5 Low Battery Ignored 6 Always ON Full 7 Always OFF Full IMPORTANT 68 When the preparser is enabled problems may arise with other Printronix protocols such as PTX setup or CT Only activate the preparser if none of these protocols are used in conjunction with MGL A Contact Information Printronix Customer Support Center IMPORTANT Please have the following information available prior to calling the Printronix Customer Support Center e Model number e Serial number located on the back of the printer e Insta
43. tinued R Right mono spaced only B Midpoint E Endpoint cr Character 0 Top of character Full Rotation points to top of field Use for scalable font 1 Top of character points to left of field 2 Top of character points to bottom of field 3 Top of character points to right of field fr Field 0 Top of field Full Rotation points to top of supply 1 Top of field points to left of supply 2 Top of field points to bottom of supply 3 Top of field points to right of supply ss Symbol Set 0 Internal Full Symbol Set 1 ANSI Symbol Set 100 Macintosh 101 Wingdings Full Should only be used with wingdings downloaded truetype fonts 29 Chapter 2 Char MPCL II Support Table 7 Format Packet Support Description Support Reference T w m rc g f hm wm cl a cr fr ss continued ss Symbol Set 102 UNICODE user input for particular mapping Ignored 103 BIGS5 user input for UNICODE mapping 104 GB2312 user input for UNICODE mapping 105 SJIS user input for UNICODE mapping Code Page 932 Japanese Shift JIS Ignored Ignored Ignored 106 GB2312 user input for GB23212 mapping Code Page 936 Simplified Chinese 107 BIG5 user input for BIGS mapping Code Page 950 Traditional Chinese Ignored Ignored 437 DOS Code Page 437 Domestic Full 850 DOS Code
44. to include in the operation If omitted operation starts at index 0 r 0 to 2710 right most position or field to include in the operation If omitted then the entire field is included Full 61 Re image Field use to redraw a constant field that may be damaged Syntax R 61 62 Bypass Barcode omits barcode from verifier scan Syntax R 62 46 by a dynamic field Full Ignored Char Table 7 Format Packet Support Description Support Format Packet Reference DH continued Option Type 63 Lock Tag prevents the data from an RFID tab to be reprogrammed Syntax R 63 c c Code one ASCII character within O to 255 Ignored G r c m o Example G 57 0 0 0 0 Defines a graphic field that is identified by number 57 The image begins at 0 0 The imaging mode is 0 and there is no rotation Graphic Field G is the field identifier followed by the field parameters Graphic ID r Row 1 to 999 identifies the graphic to use Distance between the bottom of the print area on the supply to the bottom of the graphic image Value depends on selected unit of measure and printhead used C Column m Imaging Mode Distance between the left edge of the print area on the supply and the left edge of the graphic Value depends on selected unit of measure and printhead used 0 to TBD
45. tside the clip window will not print The clip window is defined by the left and bottom edge of the PPA and the right and top edge of the LPA LPA Clip Window 65 Chapter 5 Print Area 66 6 Options Options And Status Protocols Protocols Options added to a field are performed in the order they are added The result of one option can overwrite the data of a previous option Options that are not valid for a field will generate an error Option 31 Check Digits This option can either be assigned to a variable text field or a barcode The calculated check digit will be appended to the data for the field For example if a field has a width of 10 digits and 9 digits are given for the field the check digit will be appended as the 10th digit If 10 digits are already given the check digit will be calculated on the first 9 digits and the 10th digit will be overwritten by the check digit If less then 9 digits are given for instance four the check digit is calculated over the four digits and the check digit will be added as the 5th digit NOTE For this option to work the selected check digit scheme needs to be defined first See Check Digit Scheme Packet on page 48 MGL supports two status protocols supported by MPCL II inquiry request and job request Inquiry Request This protocol is enabled when immedate commands are enabled The preparser will scan for the defined lt ENQ gt character in
46. upport Table 7 Format Packet Support Char Description Support Reference HS D Option 50 Type Barcode Density continued use only with barcode fields Syntax R 50 n w g ns ws n dot width of narrow element w dot width of wide element g 1 to 99 additional dot space between characters ns 1 to 99 additional dot space for the narrow barcode space WS 1 to 99 additional dot space for the barcode space Full 51 PDF417 Security Truncation use only with PDF417 barcode Syntax R 51 s t s 0 to 8 Security t Truncation Options S Standard T Truncated Full 44 Table 7 Format Packet Support Format Packet Char Description Support Reference HS Option 52 Full Type PDF417 Width continued Length use only with PDF417 barcode Syntax R 52 rc d rc indicates if defining rows or columns Options R Row C Column d dimension the number of rows or columns defined for the barcode 3 to 90 for rows and 1 to 30 for columns 45 Chapter 2 MPCLII Support Table 7 Format Packet Support Char Description Support Reference HS D Option 60 Type Increment continued Decrement Syntax R 60 0 a l r o Operation Options Increment D Decrement a amount to increase or decrease 0 to 999 0 to 2710 left most position of the field
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